Difference between Utterly and Absolutely

What is the difference between Utterly and Absolutely?

Utterly as an adverb is completely, entirely, to the fullest extent while Absolutely as an adverb is in an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner.

Utterly

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: completely, entirely, to the fullest extent

Example sentence: It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.

Absolutely

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: Yes; certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner.With absolution.Utterly, positively, wholly.

Example sentence: Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

We hope you now know whether to use Utterly or Absolutely in your sentence.

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